Shutter fastener and setter.



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SHUTTER FASTENER AND SBTTER. Prnlprnon FILED 1116.21, '1901.

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I UNITED. STATES PATENT OEEICE.

HERMANN J. MOHLENHOFF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOGEORGE K. WALLACE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VSHUTTER FASTENER AND SETTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 721,318, datedFebruary 24, 1903.

Application iiled AugustZl, 1901. Serial No. 72.815. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known' that I, HERMANN J MOHLEN- HOFF,a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York,-haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shutter or BlindFasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

In carrying out my invention I provide the shutter or blind With alocking-bolt suitably mounted in a rotatable shank, and I pivot a bar tothe shutter or blind framing at a point so located as to be immediatelybeneath the said shutter or blind when it is closed, said bar engagingthe said rotatable shank and adapted to be engaged by the saidlockingbolt.

The main object of my invention is to protect and conceal the fasteneras much as possible, especially when the shutter or blind is closed.

My invention consists incertain/novelde-- tails of construction andcombination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and otherobjects of my invention will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shutter or blindand its framing with a fastener embodying my invention fitted thereto.Fig. 2 is a View, partially in central transverse section and partiallyin elevation, of the fastener, showing same on a somewhat larger scale.Fig. 3 is a faceview of the pivoted arm employed, together with a viewin cross-section of the rotatable shank with which the said arm engages.

Reference character l designates a shutter or blind, and 2 a framingtherefor. The framing 2 is provided with a bar 3, pivoted thereto at 4,the said bar having a plurality of perforations therethrough. The pointof such pivotal connection 4 is so located as to beimmediately beneath'the said shutter or blind when same is closed. The said framing furtherhas a recess or abutment 5, adapted at certain times to receive alocking-bolt, as will presently be explained.

The shutter or blind is recessed inwardly from its lower edge, and acylindrical shank '6 is rotatably fitted therein. A socket orV washer 7may be provided, if desired. The shank 6 has a ange or shoulderedportion 8, and a retaining-plate 9, having anorifice into and throughwhich that portion of the shank 6 which is below the ,said flange 8extends, is secured to the said shutter or blind and by its engagementwith the said flange or shouldered portion retains the said shank inplace while permitting it to be rotated. The said shank 6 vhas acylindrical bore extending longitudinally therethrough, and alocking-bolt lO is tted to said cylindrical bore. The said shank hasalso another perforation therethrough, said perforation being at a pointbelow the flange 8 and substantially at right angles to 'the saidcylindrical bore. The free end of the said bar 3 is fitted to the saidperforation and is adapted to slide freely therethrough.

The locking-holt l0 has a portion ll extending at right angles therefromat a point above the upper portion of the said shank 6, to which it istted, said portion being arranged to penetrate the face of the shutteror blind, as shown, and the said shutter or blind having a slot l2,whereby a limited movement of the said bolt is permitted. The lower endof the said bolt is permitted to pass entirely through the bar 3 (whenopposite a perforation therein) and to extend vbeyond the lower end ofthe shank 6s This is for the purpose that when the shutter or blind isentirely closed the said bolt may enter the recess 5 in the framing 2and lock the said shutter or blind in its closed position. When it isdesired to open the shutter or blind, it is merely necessary to slightlyraise the bolt 10, when the said shutter or blind may readily be pushedopen. The shutter or Vblind may be held open at about the point requiredby permitting the locking-bolt l0 to enter the proper perforation in thebar 3.

-I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to limit myself only tothe precise details of construction as herein set forth, and it is ofcourse obvious that my device may equally be applied to hinged windows,doors, &c.

What I claim is- In a shutter or blind fastener the combination with anarm adapted to be pivoted to IOO ro said shank may also engage the saidshutter or blind framing when the said shutter or blind is closed,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I, HERMANN J. MoHL- ENHOFF, have signed my name tothis specification, in the presence of two subscribing 15 Witnesses,this 15th day of August, 1901.

HERMANN J. MOHLENHOFF. Witnesses A. B. JETMORE, GEO. K. WALLACE.

